The main objectives of the Directorate, Ind. Safety and Health is to ensure safety, health, welfare and
working conditions of workers working in factories and in construction work by
effectively enforcing the provisions of the Factories
Act the Building & other const. Workers Act and others labour legislating. It is also to ensure
the protection of rights of workers and to redress their
grievances.
The Factory wing supervises and advises
in eliminating unsafe condition, actions and situations.
It also wants to keep constant watch on factories dealing
with hazardous chemicals by way of regularly sampling
and carrying out medical checkup workers employed in
such processes.
The factory wing has the objective
of preventing any major industrial disaster with help
of disaster control plans already prepared for areas
having more concentration of hazardous industries. Also
to promote the concept of mutual aid system which would
be useful especially to small-scale industries
It is also the objective of
the factory wing to Act as a Friend, Philosopher and
guide to one and all in creating safe working conditions.